Ship

Contains 1039 photos

J.A. Thompson, ship
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J.A. Thompson, ship

[J.A. Thompson 417] 3-masted full-rigged ship tied up at poier along SF Waterfront. [F810 SH-338]

Valparaiso, sailing ship
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Valparaiso, sailing ship

[Valparaiso 436] 3-masted full-rigged ship tied up along SF waterfront. Two men in foreground. [F810 SH-348]

Young America, sailing ship
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Young America, sailing ship

[Ship Young America. Capt. Holmes. Last trip in SF Cal. Capt. Chas. Matthews No 138] Tied up at North Point Dock, SW corner Chestnut & Sansome St, on SF waterfront Part of Telegraph Hill at left. [F810 SH-370]

Northern Waterfront
Chinese Junk
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Chinese Junk

[San Francisco Bay 1890 No. 143] Chinese junk in foreground passing scow schooner. [F810 SH-388[]]

Scow Schooner
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Scow Schooner

Two-masted scow schooner with patched sails approaching wooden trestle. [F810 SH-389[]]

Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

Ships tied up at pier along the waterfront including square riggers, two-masted scow schooner, and steamship. None identifiable. [F810 SH-427[]]

Newbern, steamer
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Newbern, steamer

Steamer partially overturned in the bay at foot of Folsom Street with barges alongside. [Steamer Newbern at the foot of Folsom St. 1881 No. E-74] [F810 SH-433[]]

Rincon Hill
Dickie's Shipyard
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Dickie's Shipyard

[Dickie's Ship Yards SF 1882 E.77] Wooden ships under construction on shipways on SF waterfront, approximately Pier 70. [F810 SH-445[]]

Central Waterfront
Viscata, shipwreck
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Viscata, shipwreck

Wreck of 3 masted sailing ship Viscata, ashore on Baker Beach (aka Baker's Beach) in the Presidio, March 1868. See also wnp37.02729. Watkins #951, 'The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco' [Wreck in Golden Gate Cal 1867 {sic}] [F810 SH-448]

Presidio
Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

[USB No. 52] Unidentified steamer with white painted hull, single funnel, three auxiliary sail masts. [F810 SH-459[]]

USS California, Frigate
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USS California, Frigate

Steam frigate USS California and a paddlewheel steamer at anchor in SF Bay. [U.S. steam frigate California at SF Cal 1866 {sic} No. 45] [F810 SH-460] Union Pacific Railroad car at lower left, marked 'U.P.R.R.' (Date is wrong. The frigate was originally launched in 1867 as the USS Minnetonka and renamed USS California in 1869. Decommissioned in 1875.)

Jannette, steamer
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Jannette, steamer

[Janette off Mare Island Cal 19.E] Arctic exploration vessel. Steam powered ship with 3 auxiliary sail masts at anchor. [F810 SH-495[]]

Outside SF
Floating Dry Dock
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Floating Dry Dock

Steamship in a floating dry dock, presumably somewhere on SF Bay. [Floating Dry Dock SF 1866] [F810 SH-518]

Side-wheel steamer
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Side-wheel steamer

[No. 8 Helios] Bow view of steamer approaching a dry dock, probably at Hunters Point.. [F810 SH-521]

SS President Hoover
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SS President Hoover

Passenger liner S.S. 'President Hoover' & tug 'Coalinga' [F810 SH-557] Liner ran aground off Taiwan and declared a total loss in 1937.